Westport’s unemployment rate in December was 5.1 percent, down from 5.5 percent in November and the lowest in more than three years, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
It was the lowest since the 4.5 percent rate recorded in August 2008. A year ago in December, Westport had a 5.7 percent unemployment rate.
The lowest Westport unemployment rate in recent years was 2.2 percent in December 2006, according to state records.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in December was 651, down from 704 in November.
The December labor force in Westport numbered 12,733, down from 12,855 in November, and there were 12,122 employed, down from 12,151 in November, it said.
